Guan Dahu and the others went to Heifengzhai for a few days to "talk business" and became familiar with the brothers on the mountain.
The owner of the village, nicknamed "A Knife", has long been known as brother Guan Dahu and others.
It was the night of the negotiation, and Guan Dahu said, "The old emperor only cares about himself, and doesn't care whether others live or die, our brother will remove the stone he built the emperor's mausoleum on, and he will talk about it with the younger people later. I will not For something else, I just want to vent."
A knife wiped his beard, and he laughed loudly: "Refreshing! I like to deal with cool people like Brother Guan. To be honest, I heard about the reputation of your Qingtian Alliance in the early years, and your Qingtian Alliance is a force in the south. Big, all the men inside are like this."
He said with a thumbs up, "Brothers, I'm not lying to you. If someone comes to tell me about this, don't tell me three times, even if I come three hundred times, I can't take my brothers to do it. This could be a brain-breaker.
"But the brothers of your Qingtian League are convinced that the brothers on the mountain are convinced, and I will not be courteous to you. Three thousand taels, even if the brothers pay the family's mother-in-law and the cubs to settle down, brothers, I will bring the brothers below. , just walk with your big tiger brother, isn't it just moving stones? I have to give him the emperor's old man in the air, whoever backs down is a dog!"
"Okay!" Guan Dahu laughed, holding a wine bowl and touching a knife.
A knife Ziliu took a sip, laughed cheerfully, and put his arms around Guan Dahu's shoulder and said, "Brother, hey, in the future, we will also know Heifengzhai and Qingtian League, and we will be our own. The village is in the north, and the Qingtian League is mainly in the south. What’s the matter, you big tiger brother! Come on, do it!”
"Dry!"
The two made another bowl.
After eating a meal until midnight, even though Dahu was seventy percent drunk, he still paid 3,000 taels of silver, and agreed to start on the night of May 16th.
After drinking, Guan Dahu declined a knife's hold and took Liu Ban down the mountain.
Liu Ban also ate wine, but he didn't care about how much the tiger ate. The two went back to the outskirts to temporarily stay in the hut and made sure no one was eavesdropping, so Liu Ban asked, "Brother, you gave the money in advance, you said black. Will the people in Fengzhai default on their debts and refuse to go with us?"
Guan Dahu opened his mouth, hiccups for a long time, shook his head and said, "He doesn't know, don't you see, that guy with a knife is a ghost, he's not looking at our brothers. One, we are looking at the Qingtian Alliance behind us. Brothers on the road all know that the Qingtian Alliance is very powerful. No matter what happens to their Heifengzhai, they are only the kings of the mountains. When the brothers gather together, they are not something they can handle.
"Agreeing to my deal, they will not only make a fortune, but also talk to the Qingtian Alliance. They are happy. Besides, if the stone is lost, no one would have guessed that a group of bandits stole it, bandit. When I have time, I go to rob houses, who is going to steal stones?"
Liu Ban scratched the back of his head, hehe smiled: "It's still big brother, you think thoroughly, that's the reason. Then we can rest assured and wait for the action on the 16th day."
"Well." Guan Dahu lay down on the kang, listening to the lingering rain outside, and said, "Now let's pray, there will be no big moon on the night of the 16th."
"No." Liu Ban assured, "I don't know anything else, I'll look at this, after all, we used to farm before, and we know about the weather. The rain won't stop for half a month, and the clouds are thick. On the 16th day, it is guaranteed to be a dark night without the moon or stars."
Guan Dahu calmed down after hearing this, got drunk, opened his mouth and snored.
Liu Ban was thinking about the large sum of gold and silver that he was about to get, thinking about the future when he was hugging from side to side, with beautiful women in his arms, and the days of eating and drinking spicy food, and he didn't sleep for a long time.
For the next two days, Liu Ban and Guan Dahu took the rest of the brothers to observe the situation near the stone factory and knew the terrain well.
I counted the carriages needed to move the stones and the carriages in the cottage.
Finally, the route of smuggling the stones and the place where the stones are hidden will be clearly arranged.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.
On the fifteenth day, it was still a rainy day.
The continuous rain did not make people like Guan Dahu and Liu Ban feel irritable. Tomorrow is the right day for action, and everyone is so excited that they can't sleep.
In the middle of the night, the brothers were gathered around the simple wooden table, eating meat and drinking in large bowls by the light of an oil lamp.
Suddenly, there was a faint noise from the northwest.
Guan Dahu was half-drunk, and when he heard the sound, he put down his wine bowl and scolded with a smile, "Her grandma's, what's going on on the mountain?"
"Never mind, that group of people go to 'do business' every now and then, maybe some good goods have arrived home. How about celebrating?" Liu Ban said with a smile.
The drunkards all nodded, and they all felt that it was really good to buy and sell without money.
In the middle of the night, everyone was tired from eating and drinking, so they each found a place to sleep.
The next afternoon, the group prepared the car, checked the transportation route carefully, and then went to Heifengzhai with a smile.
Who knew that when they were walking halfway, several of them felt something wrong at the same time.
"Brother, what's wrong with the footprints on the ground?"
Guan Dahu also lowered his head.
It rained all night, the road up the mountain was very muddy, the messy footprints on the ground were deeply sunken, and the muddy water had accumulated inside.
Guan Dahu squatted down to check, his face gradually became solemn.
These footprints are clearly seen going up and down the mountain, and most of them seem to have been stepped on by official boots!
"Not good. Heifengzhai is afraid..."
Guan Dahu stood up and looked at the mountain hesitantly.
Liu Ban also saw that the footprint was wrong, and said anxiously: "Is it not the government and the defending army that copied it on the mountain? Brother, I'll go up and take a look!"
"Don't! Don't act rashly!"
Guan Dahu turned around and walked down the mountain, not forgetting to call on the brothers, "It is impossible to guarantee that there are no other officers and troops left behind on the mountain, so we rushed up rashly, which is equivalent to sending sheep into the tiger's mouth. For those who publicize it to show their achievements, let's go back and wait for news."
"But eldest brother, our three thousand taels of silver have already been given to Shanzhai, and they won't do anything for us, what should we do!"
Guan Dahu stopped and suddenly turned his head to stare at Liu Ban: "Don't you want to lose money and even take people in?"
Liu Ban was speechless for a while, staring at Guan Dahu with red eyes.
He knew that Guan Dahu was right.
But their brothers finally poured out so much money, and they were all gone before they made a sound! The money in their hands has already been used up, and if they want to prepare the money to hire people, one is that they have no way to make money, and the other is that they can't find a more suitable person than Heifengzhai. !
Everyone was angry, but they were helpless.
All the way down the mountain silently, and returned to Huichuan City in the rain. I saw a notice posted prominently in front of the city gate, such a heavy rain, there are still scattered people around to watch. The literate read the content of the notice, and said with great joy: "The army of the imperial court has wiped out the mountain bandits! We are finally at peace here!"
"Great! This way we can sleep well at night!"
The people simply cheered.
But this good news fell in the ears of Guan Dahu and others, and it was a bolt from the blue.
Liu Ban almost shed his tears on the spot, "Brother, what should I do, what should I do?"
"Stay steady for Lao Tzu!" Guan Dahu pinched Liu Ban's arm and scolded lightly. He then dragged him away from the crowd.
The rest of them also followed Guan Dahu's footsteps in a trance.
When they came to the house they rented in the city, a few people sat around the table, each with a sad face.
Liu Ban gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "That group of useless things is the material to be a bandit for a lifetime! If you can't stand a big event, how could you be caught!"
"It doesn't matter if they are caught, they are all dead and it has nothing to do with us. It's just..." Guan Dahu said hesitantly, "I'm worried that they will recognize what we're going to do. If those officers and soldiers knew about it. Someone is eyeing the stones used to build the imperial mausoleum, and I am afraid that the defense will be stepped up, and we will probably have no chance to start."
Several people were anxious when they heard the words.
"How can this be done? Brother, think of a way."
"Yeah, brother, if they really recruit us, will the officers and soldiers come? Do we want to live in another place?"
Guan Dahu had a headache and scolded in a low voice: "Okay, don't panic. I'll think of a way."
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Compared with the worries of Guan Dahu and others, Qin Yining was very comfortable here.
"I didn't expect the prince's action to be so fast, so we can save our troubles." Bingtang will laugh and organize the makeup box.
Ji Yun was also tidying up his clothes and burdens with ease.
Qin Yining lowered his head and tied his waistband, "He has always had a way, and now we have found it in our house. I think it's time for the prince to come."
"That's right." Ji Yun said with a smile, "Your Highness, come quickly. If Your Highness doesn't come, isn't the Princess afraid that she will suffer from lovesickness?"
Qin Yining laughed when he heard it, "You, when did you learn to be slick?"
Seeing that Qin Yining was not ashamed and blushed, Ji Yun said with some frustration: "It's not all to blame the princess. Every time you learn from that little hoof Bingtang, you don't say good things, and you only bully people."
Bingtang laughed and said, "Tang guard dangles in front of your eyes all day long, of course you won't suffer from lovesickness."
"Hey, Huzi will be here soon, aren't you also very happy?" Ji Yun retorted.
Bingtang blushed and hummed, "Yes, I'm just very happy."
Qin Yining looked at the two maids arguing and shook her head amusingly. This was her latest addition to the fun. Ever since Ji Yun and Tang Xiu's affairs had gotten a little confusing, the two of them in her room often made fun of each other, and then they both blushed with embarrassment.
"Hey, it's true that women's colleges don't stay." Qin Yining pretended to sigh, and walked out of the door with his hands behind to put on wooden sandals.
Ji Yun and Bingtang were speechless for a while.
In terms of teasing skills, the princess is even better.
"Master, the carriage is ready." Tang Xiu replied in the courtyard.